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Leon Russell

1942 - 2016

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Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound. His recordings earned six gold records and he received two Grammy Awards from seven nominations. In 2011, he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Russell collaborated with many notable artists and recorded at least 31 albums and 430 songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leon Russell has received more than 5,534,595 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Russell is the 774th most popular singer (down from 720th in 2019), the 4,388th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,061st in 2019) and the 222nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Leon Russell ranks 774 out of 3,528. Before him are Ville Valo, Sylvester, Nicky Hopkins, Brigitte Fontaine, Carl Wilson, and Billy Vaughn. After him are Stelios Kazantzidis, Kim Larsen, Maria Carta, Luiz Gonzaga, Davorin Popović, and Joan Osborne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Leon Russell ranks 303. Before him are Bill Ivy, Yevhen Rudakov, Jon Finch, Ademir da Guia, Country Joe McDonald, and Sergio Ramírez. After him are Imran N. Hosein, Paul Butterfield, Jack DeJohnette, Boubacar Traoré, Natalia Gutman, and Jackie Oliver. Among people deceased in 2016, Leon Russell ranks 213. Before him are Faina Melnik, Ernst Neizvestny, Doris Roberts, Jadranka Stojaković, Sixto Durán Ballén, and Raoul Coutard. After him are Susannah Mushatt Jones, Akhtar Mansour, Jon Polito, Pete Burns, Nina Ponomaryova, and Laura Mancinelli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Russell ranks 4,388 out of 18,182. Before him are Billy Vaughn (1919), Barbara Babcock (1937), Robert Metcalfe (1946), Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850), Robert Smith (1757), and Country Joe McDonald (1942). After him are Desmond Child (1953), Sasha Grey (1988), Vanessa Hudgens (1988), Brian Austin Green (1973), Jean Smart (1951), and Kristanna Loken (1979).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Leon Russell ranks 222. Before him are Eva Cassidy (1963), Anita O'Day (1919), Pat Boone (1934), Sylvester (1947), Carl Wilson (1946), and Billy Vaughn (1919). After him are Joan Osborne (1962), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Jackie Wilson (1934), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), MC Hammer (1962), and Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950).

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